Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

Dunn Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunn Township took in $642 thousand and spent $621 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%Federal tax money7.6%State tax money6.5%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

7.6%

of Dunn Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes82%

Property tax
82%$525 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.6%$49 thousand

State tax money6.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
6.5%$42 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Health and hospitals1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

76%

of Dunn Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$475 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$475 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dunn Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Dunn Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.